The Green Revolution wasn’t green enough


	The Green Revolution wasn’t green enough

JICWyllie

9-14-2009 10:43 AM

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1-ecocide, 1-farming, 1-policy, 1-starvation, 1-technology, 2-risks, 3-forecast, 3-reported, 4-intl

JICWyllie says:

What really drives the Green Revolution is profits for oil and chemical companies which is why it is so hard to stop. If cattle are fed on pasture, no money is need for buying, producing and transporting corn, it stays with the farmer.

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